Nightlife News

Crafting high quality beer starts with a flower. Most beer enthusiasts, however, will only experience the bitter punch of hops in a mug. But at this year’s Hop ’N Vine Festival and Market, suds lovers will have the opportunity to get hands-on with whole cones….

I met Mr. Harada at the old car wash station in Martha’s Garden, off of South First Street in San Jose, near what was once Faber’s Cyclery. I arrived in my 1942 Steelcraft pedal car, modeled after the WWII Spitfire airplane. Mr. Harada had just…

An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but why eat it? That was a realization I came to this summer, when Cider Junction, Silicon Valley’s first cider bistro and bottle house, debuted at the July 29 summer Cider Walk along Lincoln Avenue in…

I found Mr. Harada Harada staring at a dancing pig across the street from one of our favorite drinking establishments. The little guy has been shaking his ham hocks high above Montgomery Street since 1948, once the beacon of Stephen’s Meats, a legendarily good sausage…

Live Rocky Horror Show Oct 27 San Jose Stage Company: 490 S 1st St, San Jose Let’s do the Time Warp again—live! The Rocky Horror Show, will be performed live, on stage at the San Jose Stage Company. The audience is highly encouraged to participate…

Dead Time Dreams Runs through Nov 5 2501 Tully Rd San Jose Dead Time Dreams is more than a haunted house—it’s a veritable hell on earth. Be brave waiting in line, as the Midway of Terror is sure to get the blood pumping. Once inside…

Paramount Imports Halloween Spooktacular Oct 28, 4pm Paramount Imports: 455 Meridian Ave, San Jose Psych rock band Medicine Road will perform live while shoppers peruse the blacklight posters and water pipes at the oldest head shop in Northern California. Paramount Imports, which first opened its…

Every sports bar has a story to tell, some through pints and pub grub, others through giant TVs and sound systems to knock socks off. We compiled this list of sports-sided watering holes to help keep fans connected to the action and each other. 4th…

Silicon Valley Beer Week doesn’t live up to its name—it exceeds it. The 10-day beer bonanza continues through this weekend, and participating breweries, bars and restaurants will host everything from tap takeovers and beer pong tournaments to beer walks and bingo. Events roll through Sunday,…

Summer is coming. That may not sound as ominous as winter, but here in breezy Northern California the number of wine options can sometimes leave non-sommeliers in a state of paralysis by analysis. In steps Will Sundquist, wine director for Rootstock Wine Bar. A Los…